Survival *Trigger warning*

[BrainIsFull]

I was recently listening to a podcast about a plane crash in the Andes in the 1970s. It's a famous story. I vaguely remember it from my childhood. It was a group of young rugby players and some unrelated passengers. The story is so amazing bc this group of people had to work together to survive. The survivors defied all odds! They kept their sense of humor even during ng such a traumatic experience. They are still very close today. I'll link the podcast.

The podcast creators pointed out something very meaningful about survival. How we celebrate these kinds of wilderness survival stories butwe don't tend to celebrate everyday survival stories. Like people who fight for basic needs every day. Or people who spend their entire lives barely scraping by. And people like us who choose to go on even when we are repeatedly confronted with our brains telling us to give up.

We are survivors! 💚

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[SavingGrace Administrator]

Thanks BrainIsFull for the insightful post on reframing survival.

I recall this story also as it was made into a film, called Alive. I have to say, that I found the story really distressing at that time and since.

I'm glad the podcast was able to see some positivity from the accident and, meaning for the survival of some of the passengers.

For me, it's just another reason to avoid flying these days!!!!!

[BrainIsFull in reply to SavingGrace]

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I also remember being very disturbed by the story back then. Probably bc the media emphasis was on the fact that the survivors were starving and forced to eat the flesh of the deceased in order to live. I remember thinking that the survivors were "bad" for doing that. That was the media "spin" on the story. But listening to the story again, I realize that they chose to live and none of us can really judge how they survived bc we can't even really imagine being in those circumstances. The podcast shows how the survivors cared for each other and shows the best of human nature I think.